A series of deranged thoughts in an increasingly deranged world

"Investment porn" is a term used to refer to images, videos and other depictions of lavish wealth used by a seller of Finance products and courses to create an aura of credibility around their claims of granting financial success. Perhaps the most notorious among these wealth pimps is Tai Lopez, who gained widespread infamy after…

Electric Boogaloo is a phrase that when added to the end of a long-established series is meant to establish that it will be poor quality. Sequels more than another form of media are often afflicted by a phenomenon I like to call unmemorable mediocrity, where the piece of media lacks the technical or narrative flaws to…

Harry Potter and the Methods Of Rationality can perhaps be considered the first piece of Rational fan-fiction to gain mass popularity. Rational fiction is a variant of the traditional mary sue type fan-fic where instead of the setting moulding itself to fit the character and ensure his/her success, the character gains increased intelligence and scientific…

Go to any website targeted towards upper-middle teenagers or any parent falling into the same socioeconomic bracket in any nation one thing is universal, College admission pressure. Elite Tertiary educational institutions have had decreasing admission rates for last two decades as the number of qualified applicants rises and the places remain stagnant. Strange rumours…

Inequality has become one of the most talked about topics of debate with its sharp rise being one of the most worrying trends over the past decade, yet for all the debate on the issue, one persistent problem remains overfocusing on income inequality without talking about wealth inequality. For most of human history, the biggest…

Here a heat map of income in Singapore I had always tried to look for one but was never able to get one, so I had to make one myself. I'm rather proud of it given how long it took me to produce it. I used sing-stat data to create it.

The Rise of Content Parasites and How to Stop them The Rise of the Internet has created a flourishing in many amateur fields as global niche interests were able to connect to each other and create an online Eco-System of Arts, Comedy, Humour and other media of all types. Examples include Poland Ball, Copy-Pastas and…